Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 729.85 per 1,000 people against 681.67 per 1,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 48.18 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Kenya ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.16 per 1,000 people | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 2.24 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 5.96 per 1,000 people | 16.61 per 1,000 people | 10.65 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 9 per 1,000 people | 23.22 per 1,000 people | 14.22 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 183.62 per 1,000 people | 174.74 per 1,000 people | 8.88 per 1,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 653.7 per 1,000 people | 699.07 per 1,000 people | 45.37 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 729.85 per 1,000 people against 681.67 per 1,000 people in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 48.18 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Kenya ranks 25th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.